Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-20
OUR HAVERSACK,
Notes From Camp and Post Throughout
Vermont.

Notes From Camp and Post Throughout
Vermont.
Rev. j. II. Babbitt of Swanton will de-
livei the Memorial Day address at Wells
River. Col. S. NJ. Pingree of Hartford at
Northfield, Woodstock, Rev. f. n. Smith,
ton, Rev. Henry Gordon of Cambridge,
New York
Rev. Fred. Widmer will preach the
Memorial sermon before the Rutland
grand army post, Rev. |. u. Booth at
Northfield, at Royalton, Rev. Mr.. Daven-
port.
The reunion of the 14th Vermont regi
ment will take place at Fairhaven July A.
The Vermont academy cadets at Sax
tons River have accepted the invitation
of Stoughton post to act as escort on Mem
orial Day.
The Alpine choir will appear at Mont
pelier May 81, under the auspices of the
Capitol Guard.
A Woman's Relief corps, auxiliary to
the Grand Army Post, has been instituted
at Island Pond, with Mrs. NJ. NJ. Buck as
president and Miss M. A. Mansur secre-
tary.
The Grand Army post at Waterbury has
engaged the in Watts hall building, for
merly occupied by the Good Templars.
The posts of johnson and William II.
at Mortified.
About the 18th of January last, Captain
r. j. Coffey, superintendent of the Sol
diers' Home, received a letter from Judge
A Comngs of Cairo, H., saying that
George H. Baker, late private in company
b. First Vermont cavalry, had been a resi-
dent of that city for some years, was a
but had become broken down in health
and was in the hospital, and asking to
have him taken to the Soldiers Home in
Vermont. An application was forwarded
in April, but was returned, saying Com
rade Baker died about the last of March
and was buried near that city by com
rades and friends.
The busy preparations by the G. A. r.
boys at Nergennes and the popular speak
ers engaged, indicate a notable observ-
ance of the veterans reunion, June 81, %
and %.
Department Commander, p. d. Blod-
gett, q. A. r., organized Grand Army
post at Enosburgh Falls Tuesday. He
has accepted an invitation to speak at the
soldiers reunion at Vergennes.
In acknowledging the receipt of T. J.
Deavitts contribution of 800 for the Sol
ders' home, Hon. A. B. Valentine says
In the name of the soldiers, than you
for your generosity and expressions of in
terest and sympathy for the old heroes of
the war. am also glad to be reminded
of the fact that you first put the enter
prise in practical form before the people
of Vermont. You may well be called the
father of the Soldiers Home"
TRACK TALK.
At the annual meeting of the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad company in New
York the directors were reelected and the
company's earnings were reported as fol
lows: Gross earnings, sl60l3, $780, ex-
penses, Sl1 AZ, S54 ; net earnings, 81 59l oil
interest, taxes and rentals, S3,4l5, 526 sur
plus, 81, 1854 AS.
A the annual meeting of the Montreal
and Vermont Junction Railway company
held at Stanbrdge, p. O., May II, the fol
lowing directors were elected j. ). Brig
ham, j. Gregory Smith, 10 ID. Hatch, +.
c. Smith, Jed P. CLARK, George Gregory
Smith, A H. Gilmour.
The Boston and Lowell has another rail
road on the string, the Montreal, Port
land and Boston railway, which is the
Montreal end of the Southeastern system.
The Dominion Courts have decided that
the stock of this road belongs to G. w.
Hendee as receiver of Bradley Barlow s
bank, and 1t is understood that the prop
erty will soon pass into the hands of the
Boston and Lowell.
The Lake road and the Burlington and
Lamoille road have come to an agreement
by which there will be no higher tariff on
freight of all classes from Burlington to
all points East, including Boston, than
from Maquam. and freight can be shipped
via Cambridge Junction at as cheap rates
as by the Central Vermont.
Hon. Samuel j. Tilden, jr., Receiver
William V. Reynolds and Hon. w. +.
Taylor are organizing syndicate to buy
the New York, Rutland aud Montreal rail
road at the sale which will take place
June ..
IAN act incorporating the New York
Northern railroad company" has passed
the New York Senate. 1t provides for the
extension of the time for beginning the
construction of a railroad from Schenectady
to Ogdensburgh until April 2S, 1889, and
extending the time for its completion
until April %, 1895.